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Because trade secrets are not a respected form of IP. - Patents serve to provide a temporary shelter for monopolizing new ideas and methodologies to allow them
by shittyadmin 8y ago
Because trade secrets are not a respected form of IP.
- Patents serve to provide a temporary shelter for monopolizing new ideas and methodologies to allow them to be developed
- Trademarks serve to guarantee consumers can differentiate products and their producers
- Copyright serves to allow people to make money from creative works while distributing them widely.
Trade secrets? Trade secrets allow a company to monopolize a market with no benefit to the public in the long run. They deserve exactly zero legal protections.
- ridgeguy 8y agoThe U.S. patent office disagrees with you and notes that the U.S is obligated to protect trade secrets [1]. The Coca-Cola company and defendants Williams and Dimson might differ, as well [2]. [1] https://www.uspto.gov/patents-getting-started/international-protection/trade-secret-policy https://www.uspto.gov/patents-getting-started/international-... [2] https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-11th-circuit/1234095.html https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-11th-circuit/1234095.html